Russia’s military incursion is severing key supply chains and setting off a scramble among global companies to comply with new sanctions.
Tag: Freight (Cargo)
As Covid Outbreak Worsens, Fiji’s Athletes Board a Plane to the Olympics
Almost all passenger flights from the country were suspended until the end of July. So the team hopped a ride to Tokyo on a cargo plane carrying a shipment of frozen fish.
Sri Lanka Cargo Ship Fire Could Be ‘Tragic’ for Ocean and Beaches
A fire has raged on a cargo ship off the coast of Sri Lanka for 12 days, sending toxic chemicals and tons of plastic into the country’s waters and polluting its beaches.
Clearing the Suez Canal Took Days. Figuring Out the Costs May Take Years.
There will be finger-pointing and competing agendas as cargo companies, lawyers, insurers and government agencies try to sort out what went wrong when the Ever Given got stuck — and who must pay.
Suez Canal Is Open, but the World is Still Full of Giant Container Ships
As global trade has grown, shipping companies have steadily increased ship sizes — but the Suez Canal blockage showed that bigger is not always better.
Sailors Stranded for Months as China Refuses to Let Ships Unload Australian Coal
China is vague about why vessels that carried Australian coal to its ports can’t unload their cargo. “We’re all depressed; our mental health is deteriorating,” one sailor said.
Concerns About Coronavirus Variant Cut Off U.K. From Europe
Dozens of countries banned air and rail links to Britain, foreshadowing what a “no deal” Brexit could look like in 10 days.
E.U. Reveals Openness to a No-Deal Brexit
The measures, which require British agreement, would cover air and road travel, freight and fishing for six months, to prevent immediate chaos should the transition period end without a trade pact.
A Step Forward in the Promise of Ultrafast ‘Hyperloops’
Two employees of Virgin Hyperloop traveled on a small system the company has built near Las Vegas, the first such manned test.
Sailors Trapped by Covid-19 Fight Exhaustion and Despair
When borders closed, seafarers on ships around the world suddenly had no way home. Half a year later, there’s no solution in sight.